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Title: Eraser Blaze
Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Coverstock: Pearl ACCU-Treadâ„¢ w/ CADâ„¢ Particle Technology

Weight Block: Modified Thunderâ„¢

Ball Color: Black/Cherry

Ball Finish: 1500-grit Polished

Logos: Storm, Flying "S", Eraser Blaze

Gyration: 2.570 (Medium-High)

Differential: .041 (Medium-High)

Durometer: 75-77 Rex D-scale

Track Flare: High (5”)

Ball Length: 7 on a scale of 1-10

Back End: 8.5 on a scale of 1-10

Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium Volume / Medium to Short Oil Patterns
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: BowlPro on April 22, 2002, 12:04:23 AM
Blaze a line to Your Proshop for this One!

The New "Eraser Blaze" features the tried and proven weight block
design of the Thunder, with the added 3" Power Ball Technology, which
will give you a Ton of hitting power!

The Blaze also has the New formula cover stock called, Pearl Cadmium,
which is a new Reactive urethane/Particle (Blend).

The Blaze is designed for Medium to light Oil lane conditions,
and I will totally agree with this claim.

We drilled Our New Blaze "Full-Leverage" 3-3/8" Pin,
with the balance hole at 6" on the mid-line.

On Our fresh league condition the ball was smooth and controllable!

Strong Controlled hook on the backend!
This was not a Skid/Snap Ball!!! in our hands.

Do not be confused by Storms Promotional Flyer where they describe this
ball to have a "Blazing backend reaction" to equal Skid/Snap for everyone!

If you have a strong enough release to get this ball down the lane, it will
be more of a Snap ball on the backend.

The Hook was Strong with this ball, but not a "Jump"!
We were able to float this ball down the lane with ease
and get a smooth strong hook with tremedous hit and carry!

The ball was friendly in that we could follow the oil line as the lanes
broke down and still get it to turn the corner!

As the Lane broke down, we found that this ball became stronger!

Just to test how far this cover would let us play, we waited until the last
league of the day was finished bowling and we got on the lanes at 9:30pm,
after two complete shifts of leagues, and we found that the cover was immediately
TOO Strong for the fried lane conditions! if we played it deep inside where we found a trace of oil, we could not get this ball back!
and or it would use all its energy up just past the arrows and start drifting left on us!

If you have a good fresh league condition or your the second shift behind the freshly oiled lanes, you will find a place for this one!

We found the Blaze to be very friendly and easy to work with!

We will Highly recommend this ball to all bowlers and Our customers!

BowlPro
www.discount-proshop.com
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: SflaStorm on April 22, 2002, 06:30:53 PM
Loved my Erase-It so i picked this ball up at ABC Nationals so that I could get a similar roll but not quite as much overall hook.  First off, had ball drilled with pin over the ring finger and the cg strait below at my centerline.  Threw the ball at the 40 frame game, noticed right away that the ball was drilled wrong.  Span was 1/4 long and thumb pitch was opposite the ball I gave them to match.  Once I got home I had the thumb plugged and redrilled and to my amazement this ball carries everything.  Light-heavy-1/2pocket they all go down.  Ball hooks considerably less than my Erase it, which made me $850 in the brackets and 1900 allevents.  Still delivers the same type of roll and hits like a truck.  This is more of a tournament ball, I will definately stick with my Erase it for the first few games, then gladly switch to this beauty to finish.  Good Luck all
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: mikecbowlz on April 23, 2002, 08:08:55 AM
   When I saw the spec sheet for this ball, I drooled. It sounded like a perfect "go-to" ball for house conditions, when heads begin to fry and back-ends begin to carry down, and also possibly a good choice for "Sport" conditions. I was dead right on both counts. This ball is an EXCELLENT addition to the Storm line and to anyone's arsenal.

   I drilled my example with pin about 4-1/4" from PAP, CG kicked out right and a small extra hole on axis to bring it back to 1/2 oz. Positive side in static weight. The idea was to get a stable, predictable reaction on conditions that were starting to get weird, and to retain as much energy as possible for hit and carry.

   On starting-to-fry house conditions, when full-bore particle stuff was starting to jump early and go through the nose, and resin started to scoot, this was PERFECT. It got through the heads without blinking, and went into a smooth, arcing roll in the back-ends, no surprises or astonishment-- and sweet Lord, does it HIT! It kicked out corners like a champion. Obviously, it retains plenty of energy for this purpose.

   On three different "Sport" patterns-- two on synthetic and one on wood-- it reacted equally predictably, although with less overall hook. Where a stronger particle ball would leave a 4 or 4-9, or possibly just trip the 4 if you were lucky, this would stay wide enough and strong enough to hit flush or low and blow out the corners, without thinking about finishing hard enough to leave a 4-pin. And again, no surprises-- it reacts consistently and mellowly, with no over/under discernible. This ball is AT LEAST an 8.5 or a 9 (out of 10).

   Coverstock seems to clean easily, so far, and retains all its original out-of-the-box pop after a dozen games or so. Only caveat is, people keep asking if I have a sore throat-- the Cherry Cough-Drop fragrance is QUITE strong, even after some use! Leave it in your car on a warm day, it will permeate the whole inside with essence of Smith Brothers. (A bit overly sweet, but pleasant enough.)    

    EXCELLENT ball!! Thank you, Storm!!

   MCC
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: bwn101 on April 23, 2002, 09:45:49 PM
I have read some of the other reviews of the Blaze and I must say that my ball acts alot different than some others. Mine behaves (or misbehaves) like the spec says. It goes very long and makes a "blazing" left hand turn. The ball is drilled 4x4 stacked, pin over ring finger. (label drill) No hole. I first through it on a light house pattern with strong backends. I could not get far enough left and had to put it away after a game and a half. The ball went about 50 feet and then snapped left violently. The next day I used it at a tournament. Synthetics, seemed fairly long, huge OB outside 10. The ball played up really well throwing hard and swinging a little at first, alot later. By the sixth game I was setting the ball down 4 right of the left gutter and going right to about 8. This ball loves that shot. Kind of reminds of a Ti Messenger Pearl, only stronger. A great ball, although a lot stronger than I thought. I'll give it a 9 1/2.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: SuperStorm on April 24, 2002, 06:48:09 AM
Ball Specs- 15 lbs, 3.44oz top weight, 2" pin, & box finish
Drilling- Pin under bridge of fingers, Cg on grip line

Storm has did again!! Another high quality lower price ball. I just drilled it yesterday and couldn't wait for league to try it. So I took it to the lanes on a second shift shot(broke down medium christmas tree) and it was great. This is my new favorite ball. It only took 2 balls to line this baby up. It got through the front clean, checked up nicely in the midlane, finished with a strong move to the pocket but no snap(probaly the drilling), and the pins were yelling for mercy. It carries almost anything, it is my best carrying ball I own- keeps the pins nice and low. It carries the corners extremly well- only three 10 pins in 6 games. Not one game below 200 and that was with expirementing with different lines. It doesn't seem to be the ball for playing real deep on a medium condition, maybe a little drier for this would help or flying backends. My recommendation for this ball is if you have a lot of hand do not drill this ball too strong, you don't need to. It has plenty of hook and carrying power, a strong drilling might make control an issue. Good luck to all and Thanks Storm for a Great Ball.
       Update- Shot League last night on fresh medium christmas tree and I was right,with clean back ends this baby moved on the back. I took 5 frames to get used to the snap on the end. The same ball from last night would almost go Brooklyn on the shot tonight. I was able to play as deep as I wanted but it became a little diffcult to control covering too many boards. Still a very impressive ball- shot 650 first league set. Usually I don't fair to well the first league night with a new ball but this ball is great and is easy to work with. A must for every bowler shooting on a medium condition.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: GLC300 on April 24, 2002, 02:45:26 PM
Wow.. What a great ball by Storm.
Drilled 5 1/2 by 45 degree, this ball moves on the backend
just as much as anything I have. I have thrown it shiny and
last night dulled it a bit. I like it slightly dulled with
600 grit paper just to take some of the surface off. Shot
great with it shiny. 161-221-268 with the front 8 last game.
Last night, shot 663 with 213-214-236 with it dull. With it
slightly dull,, it seems to roll a little smoother and you can
control it better. Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: K_Korner on April 26, 2002, 06:58:11 AM
This is my first review on this website. My name is Vinny and I have worked for the bowling indsutry for 15years now. I now manage a pro shop full-time.  
I drilled the Eraser Blaze for a left handed bowler. His release is dead up the back of the ball and tracks over his index finger and thumb hole.  Not a full roller, and not quite a 3/4 roller.  Pin 1-1.5 I drilled it over the label with the pin at 2:00.  Now keep in mind this gentleman was not hooking a Black Chaos or a Black Game pointing from the 1 board over the 5 to 7 board.  He threw the ball for the first time from the 1 board over the 5 board and hit the 3-6 pocket on the right!  I had to cokmpletely reposition him to throw this ball.  It went 40 feet on a wet/dry condition with moderate carrydown, and made a 45 degree turn, tickled the head pin and sent a tomahawk messenger at the 10 pin.  He threw 5 in a row that same way and practically hugged me.  
Very skid/snap ball, hard hitting for a short pin and not a lot of revs.  
Rating 1-10: 8.0
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: ih8stupid10pins on May 02, 2002, 08:46:49 PM

I'm an 18 year old senior in high school currently a 196 bowler in both leagues I participate in.  I purchased the Blaze Wednesday 5/1  and drilled it 5/2.  Here's the specs:
16lbs, 2-3" pin.  Drilled pin over ring finger, CG about 1.5" out side my grip's center.  I bowl mostly on medium oil with a length of about 46'with clean backends.  I drilled this ball to go long and flip hard to replace my Fire hawk ....
I drilled and bowled with it for the first time today 5/2 on what is considered a 2nd shift shot in my house:  Medium oil with bad carrydown
After a few practice shots finding my line I shot 203 and 211.  The ball cleared the heads flawlessly, and despite the carrydown it still flipped and stored enough energy on the back 1/4 of the lane to kick out the corner pins.  I do not have leagues until Sunday when I'll be on a 42' medium oil shot with the backends hardly stripped.  I will update this review at this time, but for the time being it did everything I wanted it to do, despite the crappy conditions: definately an 18.5 out of 20(20 being highest)  I will update this Sunday evening (5/5) and let you know how well it performs on my 1st of 2 league shots.
~Matt
Bohemia, NY
**It should be noted that I did throw alot of strikes and good shots bith the Blaze- and the scores reflect my poor spare shooting today ... rough day at the office  Thanks!
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: bart00n on May 04, 2002, 12:33:11 AM
First, I love Storm!  But they have no idea what thier equipment does!  I purchased a Too hot based on thier rumblings and that ball HOOKS on the back end!(great ball though)  Now I buy a Blaze and this thing hooks in the mid lane quite a bit.  I used the #1 drilling for storm.  Mon O Man does it make a strong move in the mid lane.  I would rate this as a bowl that rols like an Eraser with a stronger mid lane reaction and less back end!  Once you understand that this ball is great.  It hits just like the eraser. If you have a lot of hand expect this to move strong!
GOOD LUCK again!
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: SuperStorm on May 05, 2002, 01:31:07 PM
Update from 1st review- My house changed the shot this week and moved the oil to 5-5 medium heavy oil to 40 ft with dirty backends.When people around me were struggling to get there balls to move and have any kind of backend I was playing 22(line),15(arrows),8(breakpoint)and just smashing the rack. Finshed with a 263 with the only error being ballspeed in the 5th leaving 4-6-10. This ballis great on this condition. I have found that on medium conditions I have to put it away after a game and half or play 35-5 by the time it's all over with and the carry goes away(more 10 pins). This is definetly my go to ball for medium oily conditions or mediums with bad backends. A must for anyone trying to fill this slot in there arsenal.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
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Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: BowlingFanatic300 on May 08, 2002, 05:11:03 PM
This and the Boost are my two newest toys from Storm. I carry these along with a Money for my 3 ball line as of now. I need to add a dry lane ball by the end of the summer, but anyway, on to the review.

On me, 18-19 MPH, a whole lot of revs.

After finding that my Columbia balls were quickly becoming too condition specific, I decided to go back to my two favorite companies in terms of consistency, Storm and Track. (I loved the old Thunder and the Sky Bolt)

I decided to get the Blaze and the Boost based on my love of my friends Eraser. After seeing the glowingly positive reviews here on both of these, I figured why not.

On the Blaze, I tried to get it to be a light oil ball. Well, this isn't the case. This ball is WAY too strong for that. This ball does clear the front with ease, but the backend is tremendous. The hit is incredible as well. Right now, this ball is giving me the same reaction that my Messenger Ti Gold did. If this ball holds up, as Storm stuff does better than any other company, this ball will be in my bag for a long time.

This ball gets a 10/10 for a skid/snap ball. Do not go by Storm's list on this ball, it will outhook those expectations. Get this ball if you're looking for an Eraser type reaction, only with more backend. Already a 300 in the bag for this ball, and hopefully, many more to come.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: FSU-bowler on May 09, 2002, 11:43:12 AM
I have had the blaze for 2 weeks now.The first time i shot with it was on fresh lanes in the morning.my first game was a 191,193,199.I was happy with the ball but i wanter to see if I could change it some.Im in two leagues at Eastwood 48 lanes.If you ever go there you wont forget it.I had the ball sanded first to see what it would do and it was ok.At eastwood the lanes are never oily.after about 6 games i had a high polish put on and that is the way I have it today.UPDATE--  tuesday night league the lanes were very oily.I will sand it a little bit.if you have changed yours let me know.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: thegame on May 19, 2002, 02:27:54 PM
I'll start with the drilling I had on this ball.  Drilled label leverage, to give good length, but still provide a fair amount of hook.  I originally planned to buy this ball as a skid-flip ball in my arsenal.  It doesn't really snap at the breakpoint, but once I realized that, this has become one of my favorite balls to throw.  The Blaze is very verasatile being able to play anywhere from medium-dry to medium-heavy oil, with a nice, hard-rolling backend.  I have used this ball in league ABT tournaments and sweepers in Las Vegas all with very good success.  If there is dry on the outsides, and reasonable backends this ball is a monster.  I just ordered an Ersaer Boost to compliment it for more oil I was so pleased with this ball.  Not a huge Storm fan, but this one is certainly a winner.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: stormbowler300 on May 20, 2002, 11:09:37 AM
this ball is a skid/snap ball for me and i dont have alot of hand. it is very predictable when i play inside but has different break points when it grabs dry boards outside 10. i am a 178 average bowler (r/h) but still havent had any big games with it yet. i only have about 5 games on it throwing it in both wood and synthetic. i try to play inside on synthetic but it still cuts right through the oil with the new CADMIUM coverstock. i dont know exact drill specs but the cg is in the center of the palm with the pin under the ring finger. it goes long then snaps.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: BuddiesProShopcom-Chris on May 26, 2002, 11:50:08 AM
Not to often do I fall in love with a ball instantly, but this one excited me from the get go. So much so that I drilled three of them within a week. The first one I layed out 5 5/8(pin) x 5(cg) from PAP. I had a Too Hot drilled like this. I was told the ball would be slightly stronger then my Too Hot and that is exactly what it was. It cleared the heads like my Too Hot but wasn't skid/flip like the Too Hot. The Blaze fills that nice gap between the Eraser and Too Hot.

The next one I drilled 4 1/2 by 4 1/2. I rarely try a layout like this because many of the balls burn up to much energy to fast like this for me. But this ball didnot do that. It cleared the front clean and had a nice smooth arcing reaction down the lane. With this layout the ball very much reminded me of the old Black Thunder Storm.

The third ball was layed out 5 x 4 3/4. This is my usual layout.
I took a grey scotch brite and dulled the coverstock. The ball still cleared the front great. It still arc's nicely but still stores tons of power for the pocket, even with the dull finish.

In general, a true home run by Storm.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: Mike Austin on May 29, 2002, 12:18:46 AM

I drilled my first Blaze the same as my favorite Eraser, so that I could compare the difference.  The Blaze I used had 3.5 top weight before drilling and the pin was about 3 inches from the cg.  I put the pin on my span line, just below my finger holes and swung the cg/mass bias out the right.  The CG was in my thumb quadrant, so I used a low/rev hole to get the ball back to legal, and the ball had some finger and positive side after drilling.  Because of my low track, this was about a 5 inch pin to PAP distance.

I love my Eraser drilled just like this, it gives me very good length with a hard but controlled break point movement.  It works best on fresh oil, as it has a heavy roll characteristic that makes it hard to use on dry dry.  I don't get much over reaction with this ball on fresh, and the length makes it very nice.

My Blaze is 3 or 4 boards left with my feet and same target.  The Blaze seems to lope down the lane better/easier than the Eraser, but has more back end.  It hooks hard on synthetics and wood, and hitting power is very good.  Carrys very well for me.  This ball seems a little more squirty than the Eraser on fresh oil, but still can be used on fresh.  Seems to excel from inside third arrow, due to the exceptional back end hook.  

The Blaze probably out hooks the Trauma as it doesn't rev up/flare as much, and has more energy saved for the back end.  The Trauma's pearl resin shell can be a little touchy on fresh oil or wet/dry conditions.  The Blaze's very light load particle shell doesn't seem as squirty.

I think all types of players will like this ball.  The big handers will be able to use it on fresh and medium conditions, especially when they have to move left and need the ball to recover in order to open up the lane.  The tweeners can probably use this ball 70% of the time.  Very oily and very dry would be the exceptions, as there are better balls for these conditions plain and simple.  I think the hitting power and drive through the pocket will get the tweeners heart racing!  The straight player can use it on most everything except scorching dry.  Use a little less "rolly" layout, and I think the ball will be even better for the straighties!

Hope this helps ya......!
--------------------
Mike Austin
Mike Austin's Precision Pro Shop
Houston, TX
strikes4days@aol.com
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: LuckyLefty on June 17, 2002, 07:11:39 PM
This may be a great ball, I'll never know.

In other's hands this tore them up on a 35 foot shot this weekend in my home house.

Mine 2.5 inch pin and 2.5 ounce starting top.  Drilled 4 X 4 stacked lefty.
No weighthole.

(I was having some release problems with my thumb a little more dropsey).

This ball is about 4 boards weaker than my Demolition Zone(My strongest board coverage ball right now). I was swing the Demo like 13 to 9 and played the Blaze up 9.

It goes a little longer and straighter in the heads(higher rg than the Demo), has very similar midlane and then a sharp angular backend move.

If playing almost straight up the boards this ball could really get some pin movement.  A similar reaction I used to get was from my Hawk(which was a touch longer) Or my Tiger which was a little bigger.

This ball did not have the push I usually like from a Pearl(that may be the light load particle) but that may be an asset on synthetics where midlane oil will take the above reactives (Hawk and Tiger)past the breakpoint.

Weaker and straighter than the Demo, Not as much push as the Battle Zone Bullet and a little less backend it almost could be a great ball especially for the higher speed player or maybe for me on synthetics with medium dry heads and a slippery midlane.

It fits right in between.

Of these light load particle balls (like the Firehawk).  It is probably the best.  (I don't know what that means.)_ Riot Zone is a little stronger overall with a little less backend.

For now I'll stick with the Demo for medium with snap, Battle Bullet for dryer with snap.  I got a deal involving this ball on a Wicked(as good as a DEmo, Maybe) and a Too Hot.

Too Hot may be what I was looking for in this slot! I'll let you know.

REgards,

Luckylefty


Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: Loki300 on July 28, 2002, 06:47:44 AM
Picked this ball up very cheap, have it drilled to go long and snap for medium lane condtions with wet backends. This ball does just that. First tried it on freshly oiled synthetics, and was very impressed. Throwing it out to round ten the ball went long and snapped back late, great pin action and carry, hits hard. Also moved left and played 5 and still came back, moved inside, once i gave it enough room was great! Later that night was on wood, drier conditions, ball still went long but backend was too big, and lanes too dry, but was impressed by how far it got down the lane on such dry conditions. For the price is an excellent ball, and smells great, look forward to getting the boost. Hits hard, cheap, great ball STORM!
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: bowlwbj on July 29, 2002, 10:42:39 AM
Purchased the Blaze for a medium-dry ball, a step below my Wicked.  Drilled it 5 1/4 X 5 1/4 which put the cg dead on the grip center & the pin between and 1" above the fingers.  The ball was a little stronger than what I expected but does go fairly long on medium dry lanes.  Turns hard when it does flip - I would say between a hard arc and a flip.  Doesn't flip as hard as the Wicked(sorry for the Columbia comparison but that's what I have to compare it to) but plenty hard enough to carry from a deep angle.  Fits in nicely for the condition I bought it for and the hit is great.  Need to put it away if there is much carrydown - gets a little too much over/under which I expected with 1500 polish finish.  Great ball for medium or medium-dry lanes without a lot of carrydown.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: borden_john on August 07, 2002, 08:31:51 PM
Just drilled my Blaze today.
I tried layout #2. This ball rocks far better than
my voodoo which is drilled 4x4. Seems to react
react more and gets down the lane better.
Carry is extremly good. I was impressed.
This is what i expected out of my voodoo.
And for the price you can't beat this ball.
I was able to play the whole lane, from down and in
to swing over fourth arrow to ditch.  

First searies in league 678 with blaze.
Not to bad, dont play a tight line with this ball
dosnt carry real well, play a more out and in shot
for best carry....
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: ih8stupid10pins on August 09, 2002, 05:13:35 PM
This is an update of 2(?) previous reviews of the Blaze.  

Above average speed, average rotation, stroker, wood lanes, X-mas tree to 40'.

I re-drilled my Blaze 3 3/8 / 3 3/8 balance hole on the PAP.  Completely different ball.  My average has gone up 5 pins since the adjustment, including a 728 2 weeks ago.  Best of all, this ball still moves controllably on the broken down house shot.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: Deichgraf on August 22, 2002, 02:56:15 AM
This is my first review and I started playing bowling only more than half a year ago, so don't expect too much tech talk yet...

First of all, I love this ball! It's just amazing. I have played only 12 games yesterday, so I still don't feel as comfortable with it as I did with my old Urethane-"Force me if you want a hook, but I'll still hit like a sponge"-ball, but it became better and better.

The ball is drilled for a mild hook at the beginning, a nice hook midlane and the kaboom snap near the pocket.

For the very first shot with my new love, I just lined up the usual way because I wanted to see the difference.
I am a tweener, play from pretty far inside (between first and second dot from the left) and usually swing out to the second arrow (right) and have the ball recover at about the 5th board.
I used to play below average speed and a lot of revolutions.

Did this with my first shot. Even missed the Brooklyn pocket due to the tremendous backend reaction.
So I knew what to do - far more speed. Didn't feel too comfortable at the beginning, so I usually missed my arrow by 2-3 boards inside. Tons of in-the-face-1-pins.

But when I finally trusted that ball, it simply worked.
10-Pin? What's a 10-Pin? In my alley, I am known as the King of 10-Pins. It's so bad, the spare shot for a single 10-Pin has become my favorite in the meantime. Honestly! I got so used to it, I have a hit percentage of more than 90%! Leave me a single 7 and I will miss!
When I hit the 1-3 with the Blaze, I never left a 10-Pin! So yes, I am happy.

The ball handles carrydown nicely. I never saw any over/under yet, the ball reacts great when enters the heads, even when there's oil on places where it's not supposed to be.
What a leap compared to my older ball, a Revolution Revup.

At the beginning I feared the ball might be too much when the lanes dry up after having 300 frames on it, but that didn't happen. I just had to step even further inside and throw even harder, but the Blaze kept recovering and hitting the pocket or at least close.

I played my 3rd 600 yesterday!!! As I said before, I am a newbie, my actual average used to be between 155 and 160, but 9 out of 12 games last night were better including a 600 with no game below 200!

Throwing this ball is simply fun, but I doubt it's for people with a really weak hand. The Blaze begs for both speed and revs.

Special thanks to all those nice people on this board that helped me choose the Blaze. You guys are great.

Alex
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"Of course I could have hit the 10-Pin as well! I just want to improve my spare game!"
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: YeahHossNV on September 01, 2002, 02:14:59 AM
i drilled this ball with the pin under the ring finger and the cg about an inch and a half below it. then i moved out to the lanes its the tipical house shot 7 to 7 with 15 units of oil out to 42 feet. inside of 7 is 5 units. started playing 23 to 15 the ball glided effortlessly through the heads and the midlane and when it got to the backend it made an gentle turn towards the pocket but hit light as i was expecting more backend reaction. so i made a 3 to 2 adjustment right and bingo right in the pocket i had expected more hit from this ball but it was still more than sufficient. i left a couple of 10 pins but nothing to worry about. i would not recomend this ball to bowlers without a generous amount of hand. this is a good ball i give it a 8 out of 10 not spectacular but good.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: randy schmidt on September 14, 2002, 02:40:42 AM
I drilled this ball 4 1/2 by 3 1/2 with no extra hole.I have a lot of revs with good speed so this layout does good for me on a house condition. This ball lived up to the storm style. I feel that storm product tend to go longer no matter how you drill them. This ball does slide the first part of the lane and then takes a drastic turn left (on a regular house condition). I really want to see what it can do with some carry down or heavy heads. Right now I give the ball a 9 but I have to see what it can do on other lane conditions.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: CaughtbySTORM on October 01, 2002, 01:02:35 PM
If you're looking for a ball with length and BACKEND, get this ball.  All I can say is wow.  If you have a pearl Messenger Ti, especially the black/gold one or the new b/s/p one, the Blaze blows it out of the water when it comes to snap and hitting power.  I made a mistake and got mine too light, so I gave it away, but not because I didn't like it.  Of course it's going to have a bit of a problem when the oil starts to carry down because of the nature of the ball, but if you have drier conditions with any backend at all, this ball will find it and obliterate the pins.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: micky_macca on October 01, 2002, 07:44:34 PM
I got this ball drilled up last night, pro shop man kind of did a mutated #3 drilling from the storm layouts, he said it would have a nice smooth arc then a backend snap driving it into the pocket!! and what did it do? exactly what the big man said, i was playin on medium oil with dryish backends and no matter where i stood or where i threw it out, if it hit the pocket it would obliviate the deck...i left one 10 pin in 20 or so strike shots. the only problem i had with this ball was its HUGE backend when u let it out to far on to the drier boards it just slams back around and doesnt stop turning over to the brooky side, but hey i deserve that if i throw that wide.
but overall
Length: 8
Backend: 9
Carry: 9

Overall: 9
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: mikecbowlz on October 04, 2002, 12:23:13 PM
Blaze, revisited:
I've had this now for about 5 months. My initial impressions have not changed, except to grow into greater and greater fondness for it. It is NOT enough 'gun' to start a league night with, on fresh oil-- at least, not for a rotationally-challenged person like myself-- and it is TOO much gun when you hit a second shift where the lanes are fried to a golden crisp in the heads (although it is usable then, with more speed and a tad flatter release). But anywhere in between, it's a wonder. No surprises, no over/under, and plenty of hit. Excellent, excellent ball.

My initial example has now been thorougly cleaned dozens and dozens of times, resurfaced once, and has taken its share of lane and return abuse. It's still a great performer. I did, however, order a SECOND one to keep on the shelf, because this is NOT a ball I want to be without! I must say, though, it still retains a POWERFUL wild-cherry aroma, even after all those cleanings and even a resurfacing.

Again: SUPERB ball from Storm. Keep it up!
M


Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: budjr23 on November 07, 2002, 10:37:45 AM
have had this ball for about 4 months. absolutely the best thing to happen
to my game in the past 5 years. while i am not spectacular, i am up 20 pins on my average from a years ago. i was averaging 140 am now averaging in the 160 to 170 range using this ball. this ball is absolutely fantastic if i keep it shined, if not it takes off on me like you wouldnt believe. to me it doesnt matter considering how it has changed my game.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: micky_macca on November 08, 2002, 03:17:30 AM
THIS ball continues to score well for me, got a small weight hole coz it over reacted for me this ball is amazing

hook - 9
backend - 9
carry - 11

overall: 9.5
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: perfect18x on November 16, 2002, 03:35:46 PM

OK then....  I get this ball as a gift for my birthday and it has been a very profitable gift so far. I shot my 20th 300 game with this ball a couple weeks ago, and a 997 the following day with it. This ball is really consistent, knock on wood, but I have not had a problem with it yet.... It plays well deep inside and gets back to the pocket with great carry....  Storm always makes their bowling balls great...  Peace out, perfect18x (more like 20x now tho lol lol)

Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: Sniper206 on November 20, 2002, 12:06:57 PM

 I have had my Blaze for quite a while, and it srill amazes me. I drilled it with the pin right under my ring finger, cg stacked in my palm, with a balance hole 3 in. below my axis, across from my thumb to remove some thumb weight. I put the hole to get the ball down the lane better and it has worked. This is the most consistant ball in my bag, I like to use it when the lanes open up cause it is so strong and versatile, and I get a awesome reaction with this ball. It reminds me so much of my old Eraser which is my favorite ball of all time besides the original triton heat! It has such a strong backend but superior length which makes this one hell of a ball. Oh yeah, did I mention it is probably one of the hardest hitting balls out there as well. Well it is, if you want to trip the corners, pick up a Blaze. But watch yourself, this is very touchy to oil, so be careful where you throw it cause it will squirt if it has a chance.

control- 9

versatility- 9

hook- 9

the Blaze gets a 9.

thanks for reading this review and I hope it helps your ball selection
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: moose1234 on January 12, 2003, 02:16:32 PM
I've been using the ball for about a month and for me it is impossible to control.  i tried everything. but it just hooks to much on my house lanes. i mean i will stand all the way left as far as i can and throw it at the 1st arrow and it will still hook either in the brooklyn or the gutter.  but it has a nick roll and fell to it so on a scale of 1-10 i give it a 6.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: Chrispy on March 04, 2003, 07:45:14 PM
Pin under middle finger c.g. swung out 30 degrees toward my pap. 3 inch pin. I'm not sure what the top weight is and i really don't care. This ball is absolutely the best storm ball i have owned.

      sorry tried to make a little diagram but it wouldn't show up right.
   

I am left handed but i have shown it right handed. This is the most controllable ball i have had since my old purple critical mass. (which i still use for dry lanes) The Blaze goes really long and turns the corner for some of the most powerful strikes i have ever had. I have been able to use this ball on most of the shots at my center except when the lanes are fryed.


Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: bowlwbj on April 15, 2003, 08:51:39 AM
Got this ball about 6 months ago.  3 1/2" pin 5X5 drilling (pin 1 1/2" above bridge).  This ball surprised me with such a strong backend move.  Intended use was for it to be a step down from my Wicked when the lanes started drying out.  With my style (see profile) I use this ball when I need to play deep (inside third arrow) and need that extra backend pop to turn the corner.  Works perfectly in these situations.  I cannot use this ball down and in.  On a fresh shot it either goes too long and turns too late or with shorter patterns it turns too hard with too much angle.  It is a great ball for me to use on medium conditions playing deeper shots.  Keep in mind this may not be the case with a different drilling pattern!  I usually pick this ball up after the Wicked and before either the Big Hit Pearl or the Sonic X.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: Can you Rev on May 27, 2003, 07:28:29 PM
My specs are in my profile. To be brief on the specs for those who won't open my profile and look: high revs, high track, medium-high speed.

The ball has a 2.5" pin and is drilled 4 x 4.5

First thing that I will say about this ball is it is IN NO WAY ANYTHING LESS THAN A LONG LENGTH MEDIUM OIL BALL. Storm says it will work on shorter oil patterns and lighter oil patterns but that is a complete joke unless you have super sissy revs or unholy ballspeed.

On a 42ft medium oil sport pattern this ball clears the heads with no problems at all and starts revving up early in the midlane. Once it clears the oil the ball is a definite "left turn clyde" type of reaction. For me to keep this ball in the pocket on this pattern I have to have it very wide (4-5 board) at the breakpoint. It recovers hard enough that 9 pins are quite typical. Pretty nice ball on this pattern as long as I stay firm with it.

On a 38ft medium-heavy house pattern with light carrydown I got a much better reaction out of the ball. The jumpiness of the ball off of the dry boards is not as wild on this condition as the carrydown prevents such a dramatic left turn. It still moves, just not the borderline roto grip left turn that it has on the sport pattern. The move is however controllable and very powerful at the pocket on this type of pattern. The ball was quite consistent at the breakpoint on the carrydown to, most likely do to the light load particles in the cover to provide grip in the carrydown. I love this ball on these types of conditions.

I'm not even going to bother with talking about how poorly this ball does for me on 32ft medium oil, fresh backend wet-dry. There could not be a worse match up for me and an oil pattern than what I get out of the blaze on this pattern. Without fluffing the revs and rocketting the ball there is no way for me to keep it on the right side of the headpin. It is funny how poorly this ball reacts on this type of pattern seeing as how it is supposedly designed for medium oil patterns of shorter length. YEAH RIGHT.

Overall it is a great ball. It hits very hard, and makes buying any of the balls from the x-factor line seem kinda pointless in my opinion. The entire eraser line shines very well for offering great performance on various conditions, and when you match them up well the hit and carrying of these balls is excellent. I've had balls from the more expensive lines, but I won't have them again.


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Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: Psychoballtester on July 10, 2003, 06:10:13 AM
Its review time again,this time it’s the Eraser Blaze.I’ve already bowled with this for over 2 months now on different conditions.The specs,I bought it used and had this redone in “Layout #1 in that basic instructions flyer with a twist of a 15 degree left turn angle of thumb and fingers fron the pin straight down .Also instead of the ring finger slighter above the major pin,MINES  a 1/4 “ inch below it.My drillboy told me this will produce an earlier roll,ok.Ok,now the fun part,also “Reader’s Digest version too.The first time I tried it was a HEAVY oil night big time!This ball kinda did what the specs read.On this exact condition it would hook,but not all the way.I’m aware I need a better Storm,it’s a test,that’s all.As the lane got a little drier,this ball GOT to act like its suppose ta!This B-ball is a great spare ball too with good taming action.Well,when you slow down a little.I bowled with this for a while,ONCE a week with some problems in the beginning and as the lanes become lighter in the oil department.They do wonders.This ball comes in with a very nice revving action,on lighter oil.I bowled a 200ish here and there.I stopped using for 3 weeks until last night(July 9th).It was Sport Shot with a new pattern.Only 25 feet of oil with more dry than usual.Boy tonight(sorry,last night) this ball WAS GREAT for my swing.It would slide a tad as its spinning like a madman!I LIKE IIIIIITTTTTTT!!!Well the first 2 games,It’s a pratice night too.No 200’s,but I bowled 4 190ish’s(not in row though) with a high of 197!Shoot!!!I’m still human I bowled a 163 and a 172 or 4?On my second ta last game I bowled a 138!Uggggh!I missed some ten pins,the ball takes off on the ten pin especially on this S-Shot,uh oh!!Seeyaaa ten/head pin,ya know the lanes got drier.That’s  bad,and bonehead ME didn’t bring ANY spare ball or DRY ball either!!I was surprised at the NEW Sport Shot.This ball had more Brooklyn’s than I’ve had in months!!Hoo Boy!!Remember I’m trying to condense my stories,I’m just giving and honest ta goodness report.Overall rating””B”” solid!!!When you do throw this CORRECTLY,its crushes pins,I’ve done this!!!
This ball does what the Companys specs read,especially DOWN to the short oil patterns.
One has to ADAPT that’s all.I very much know this ball is OUTDATED,but I’m sure a NIB one is sold at a reasonable price,I think? I personally DON’T know what sport shot you all have this week/month/year/century? WE all live all over the world.Well if YOUR house has a SPORT SHOT with a SHORT OIL pattern then this ball is a good back up ball for your arsenal.By the way,yaayayaya I donated one ,BECAUSE I had two of them(maybe three,or was that a different color,stlye,I dunno,I’m tired).I also donated a another eraser cause I didn’t feel like resurfacing because,sometime when a B-Ball is resurfaced.It’s never the same again.I got a lotta b-balls anyway,I’ll get more,I’m not worried.Be cool everyone,I’m tired and my hands are a little sore from bowling.I’m surprised I can type!
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: BigDawgNY on July 18, 2003, 12:22:36 AM
I started bowling last NOVEMBER 2002 @ BELLEROSE LANES, NY....And I was looking for a beginner ball for me... I bought this ball on the INTERNET, the weight is 14 1/2 lbs, drill specs is is STORM LAYOUT #3 http://www.stormbowling.com/pdf/drill_specs/advanced.pdf
This ball is very aggressive on MEDIUM to DRY, excellent on sport shot and enough backend to clean the heads...BUT NEVER USE IT on OILY LANE, This is best suited on last games of your league night were lanes break down...I give this ball a 7 out of 10....
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: cornershop on January 12, 2004, 05:50:53 PM
I've had this ball for sometime and I've never liked it out of the box. Recently, I sanded the ball down to 500. The lanes on my last tournament were pretty slick, and my setup ball didn't react well. I went to the Blaze that I sanded and I ended up bowling a 112-over for 4 games qualifying and finishing with in 5th place. I never got to change ball because the lanes were still oily and it worked when there was carry-down too.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: luvmykings on September 06, 2004, 12:24:14 AM
I must say that this ball was a disappointment. It was fine for a few months but it just dies before it gets to the pocket. My only Storm that went south. All my other Storm balls are great.
Title: Re: Eraser Blaze
Post by: cdschumann800 on March 31, 2005, 03:22:38 PM
I've never been more impressed with a ball as I was with this one.  Receiving it as a gift from a friend, having it drilled, and then throwing my first 300 with it after my first 5 games was a feeling like no other.  Since then, I have rolled about 2500 games, with a high series of 824 and another 300 with it and it still hits like a truck, yeah with less hook than out of the box, but thats where working with a ball and equipment usage knowledge comes in handy.  I liked this ball so much that I was so set on finding another, even since they were discontinued.  Finally found another and once again feel like a 4 yr old finding a $20....ecstatic!  So far, high games of 279 and high series of 728 with having the new ball for only 2 weeks feels so good again.  I would highly recommend this ball for the tweener/stroker as it seems to have excellent carrying ability and lane reaction.
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